M 7.8 earthquake – 28 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu
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Local time: Jun 16, 1910 · 17:43 (UTC+11:13)
MajorIntermediate · 100 km
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- Magnitude
- 7.8moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 100 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -19.601, 169.547245 km from Port-Vila
- Energy released
- 7.6 megatons of TNTabout 504 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.6max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 218 km
- Significance
- 946USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1901
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Aug 9, 1901.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 7.6 megatons of TNT, 15,849 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Vanuatu.
- 8.1 1920 Vanuatu Earthquake Sep 20, 1920
- 7.9 99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Dec 2, 1950
- 7.9 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands Aug 9, 1901
- 7.6 63 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu Oct 14, 1913
- 7.5 166 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia Dec 5, 2018
- 7.4 47 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu Oct 11, 1992
- 7.3 63 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Jul 23, 1961
- 7.3 24 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Dec 17, 2024